Chapter 006 Evil Slave

In the brilliant spring light, Gu Mingxuan, who had a good night's sleep, opened her eyes and felt that her physical condition had improved. A smile appeared on her lips. She had a big show to watch today, and it would be a pity if she missed it.

The situation in the previous life was exactly the same as yesterday. However, at that time, she was so frightened that she was taken away by Madam Qi without wearing enough clothes. She kept arguing outside the Cui family's house, enduring the cold wind for a long time. Her body, already weakened from falling into the water, suffered from the cold again. Due to worrying about her father's punishment, she couldn't sleep well at night, which aggravated her illness. It took more than two months of lingering on the sickbed before she slowly recovered.

Later, she suffered from cold-induced infertility. It took five or six years of recuperation after marriage before she finally became pregnant. Unfortunately, her child was born, and then... a look of resentment flashed in Gu Mingxuan's eyes. She would never let Madam Qi and Gu Yumen go, and she would settle accounts with the He family and others one by one.

In this life, when Madam Qi took her away, she kept complaining about the cold. Madam Qi had to let someone dress her in thick clothes and cleverly pretended to faint. She was soon sent back. With a calm mind, proper medication, and rest, her body improved significantly in just one night.

After ringing the bell, the two second-tier maidservants, Chunxue and Chunchao, assigned to Gu Mingxuan by the He family, led a little maid into the room. They had been punished yesterday and were deliberately bringing cold water to wash Gu Mingxuan.

Squinting her eyes, Gu Mingxuan wondered what she was like in the previous life.

She had been abandoned in the countryside since she was young. In the small village, girls were considered a burden, and only boys were treasured. Being an abandoned child, she had to do all the hard and heavy work, and being scolded and hungry was a common occurrence. Therefore, she developed a timid and weak character. On the first day she returned to the Marquis of Shunan's mansion, Madam He instructed the maidservants around her to show her a series of intimidations—

When getting off the carriage, she deliberately slowed down and put down the footstool, causing her to jump off the carriage directly and be ridiculed by others.

At mealtime, she drank the mouthwash directly and praised its fragrance. Madam He did not explain, and it was not until the next day when she heard the maidservants' sneers that she learned what had happened.

During the meal, she made a sound with her bowl and chopsticks. Gu Mingzhi scolded her for being vulgar and stupid, and Madam He reprimanded Gu Mingzhi, but every word she said indicated that she was a country bumpkin without manners.

After the meal, she drank the mouthwash again, and Madam He still said nothing.

When she first arrived at the mansion, her skin was rough. Just by touching Gu Mingzhi's clothes, she snagged the brocade on her body. Gu Mingzhi flew into a rage and ordered the clothes to be thrown away. Later, a servant said in front of her, "Oh, she's really a country bumpkin, just like a rustic, wanting to touch everything. Fortunately, she didn't touch my clothes. I'm not like the Second Miss, who has another set of clothes to change into if one is ruined."

As for Gu Minghe, she was seen as gentle, dignified, and amiable in the eyes of others. So, although she did not protect her, when others bullied her, she would reprimand them and then gently comfort herself. She had always thought of Gu Minghe as the most amiable sister, but she didn't expect that the scar on her face was caused by Gu Minghe.

Because she had become ugly and no longer posed a threat to her position, Gu Minghe treated her kindly.

In short, this series of events made the servants understand the attitudes of Madam He, Gu Minghe, and Gu Mingzhi towards her. So, the servants began to bully her, taking advantage of her weakness. The more she was bullied, the weaker she became...

So now, Chunxue and the others dared to bring cold water to wash her.

These people were all Madam He's lackeys. Gu Mingxuan sneered. Did they want to bully her like they did in the previous life? Dream on.

Pretending to shake her hand, Gu Mingxuan suddenly overturned the silver basin, splashing water all over Chunxue. Then, she showed a panicked expression, seeming a bit at a loss, and looked at the glaring Chunxue, unable to speak.

Chunxue was furious. It was uncomfortable to be soaked in cold water in the February weather, but openly scolding and berating Gu Mingxuan was something she dared not do. She could only say in a sullen tone, "This servant will go change into dry clothes."

Saying that, she turned and left in a grand manner, even more so than the mistress.

Gu Mingxuan smirked. Enjoy your last day of arrogance.